Irish Elections: Pro-Tech Winners, Pro-Tech Policies?

The two main parties from the present three-party coalition, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, came two seats short of the majority. They are expected to find the extra votes from independents and form a new government. The coalition’s third party, the Greens, suffered a massive loss and retained a single seat. Anti-immigration candidates failed across the board.

Although tech policy was not a major electoral issue, it will be a priority for the new government. Delays on new data center construction...